Nicaraguan American - Nicaraguan Americans

Nicaraguan Americans

• Marvin Benard, a Major League Baseball player
• Maurice Benard, an actor on American soap operas All My Children and General Hospital.
• Randy Caballero, (born March 18, 1991 in Coachella, California) is an undefeated Nicaraguan American professional boxer in the Featherweight division
• Oswaldo Castillo, actor, most notable role includes the one in The Hammer.
• Michael Cordúa (1961), restaurateur, entrepreneur, businessman, award winning self-taught chef.
• DJ Craze, only DJ in history to win 3 consecutive World DMC Champion titles.
• Salomón de la Selva, poet, author of Tropical Town and Other Poems
• Miguel D'Escoto, Roman Catholic priest and former foreign minister.
• Omar D'León, a painter and poet.
• Bill Guerin, an NHL hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
• Edward'O, an astronalyst and co-host of 12 Corazones.
• Bianca Jagger, human rights advocate and ex-wife of Mick Jagger.
• Diana López, Olympic bronze medalist in the sport of taekwondo.
• Mark López, Olympic silver medalist in the sport of taekwondo.
• Steven López, two time Olympic gold medalist in the sport of taekwondo.
• Dennis Martínez, a Major League Baseball Player (1976–1998).
• Camilo Mejía, a former Staff Sergeant of the Florida National Guard and anti-war activist
• Lester Meléndez (1981), professional soccer player for the University of Miami.
• T-Bone, rapper.
• Tony Meléndez, singer, composer, writer and musician who was born with no arms.
• Christianne Meneses Jacobs, publisher of Iguana, the United States' only Spanish-language magazine for children.
• Franck de Las Mercedes, a painter
• David Obregón, a professional boxer
• Claudia Poll, Nicaraguan born swimmer.
• Silvia Poll, Nicaraguan born swimmer.
• Horacio Peña, professor, writer, and poet.
• Hope Portocarrero, former First Lady of Nicaragua (1967–1978).
• Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero - son of former Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza Debayle and Hope Portocarrero de Somoza
• James Quesada, anthropologist and professor.
• Mari Ramos, weather anchor for CNN.
• Hilda Solis, U.S. congresswoman and the 25th United States Secretary of Labor.
• Eve Torres, WWE Diva, professional wrestler
• J Smooth, a bi-lingual hip hop and reggaeton singer.
• Torombolo, a reggaeton singer.
• Gabriel Traversari, actor, director, writer, singer, songwriter and painter.
• Donald Vega, jazz musician and composer.